US6653047B2 - Photoresist monomers containing fluorine-substituted benzylcarboxylate and photoresist polymers comprising the same - Google Patents
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- Novel photoresist monomers, polymers thereof and photoresist compositions containing the same are disclosed.
- photoresist polymers suitable for a photolithography process using DUV (deep ultraviolet) light source, such as VUV (157 nm) in fabricating a minute circuit for a highly integrated semiconductor device, photoresist compositions containing the same, and preparing process therefor are disclosed.
- a photoresist for an ArF and VUV should have low absorbency at 193 nm and 157 nm wavelengths, excellent etching resistance and adhesiveness on a substrate, and should be easily developable in a commercially available developing solution, such as aqueous tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) solution of 2.38 wt % or 2.6 wt %.
- TMAH tetramethylammonium hydroxide
- Photoresist monomers containing a benzylcarboxylate substituted with fluorine are disclosed.
- Photoresist polymers containing the above photoresist monomers are also disclosed.
- Photoresist compositions containing the photoresist polymers described above and processes for forming a photoresist patterns are also disclosed.
- FIG. 1 is a VUV spectrum for the photoresist compositions of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a photograph showing a pattern obtained in Example 5.
- FIG. 3 is a photograph showing a pattern obtained in Example 6.
- FIG. 4 is a photograph showing a pattern obtained in Example 7.
- FIG. 5 is a photograph showing a pattern obtained in Example 8.
- Photoresist monomers containing benzylcarboxylate substituted with fluorine having high etching resistance are represented by the following Formula 1.
- R 1 is substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched (C 1 -C 10 ) alkylene or substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched (C 1 -C 10 ) alkylene containing an ether group (O);
- X 1 and X 2 individually represent CH 2 , CH 2 CH 2 or O;
- l is 0 or 1;
- m is an integer ranging from 1 to 5.
- One preferable example of the monomer represented by Formula 1 is 2,6-difluoro-1-methyl-5-norbornene-2-carboxylate.
- Photoresist copolymers comprise repeating units comprising the monomer represented by above Formula 1.
- the polymer may further comprise the monomer represented by the following Formula 2.
- Y 1 and Y 2 individually represent H or halogen; Z is O, N—R or N—O—R; R is H, (C 1 -C 10 ) alkyl or alkyl group substituted with halogen.
- polymer may further comprise at least one monomer represented by the following Formula 3 and Formula 4.
- R 2 is (C 1 -C 20 ) alkyl, perfluoroalkyl or alkyl partially substituted with fluorine; and n is 0 or 1.
- o is an integer ranging from 1 to 5.
- photoresist polymer examples include repeating unit of the following Formula 5.
- R 1 is substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched (C 1 -C 10 ) alkylene or substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched (C 1 -C 10 ) alkylene containing ether group (—O—);
- X 1 and X 2 individually represent CH 2 , CH 2 CH 2 or O;
- Y 1 and Y 2 individually represent H or halogen;
- Z is O, N—R or N—O—R;
- R is H, (C 1 -C 10 ) alkyl or alkyl group substituted with halogen;
- R 2 is (C 1 -C 20 ) alkyl, perfluoroalkyl or alkyl partially substituted with fluorine;
- l and n individually represent 0 or 1;
- m and o are an integer ranging from 1 to 5;
- a:b:c:d is 10-50 mol %:10-50 mol %:0-40 mol %:0-40
- R 2 individually play a role as acid labile protecting group.
- the acid labile protecting group is the one that can be released by acid, which prevent the compound from dissolving in an alkaline developing solution.
- Some of conventional acid labile protecting group is bounded to polymer, the dissolution of photoresist material by alkaline developing solution is inhibited, while, in case that the acid labile protecting group is released by acid generated by light exposure, the photoresist material can be dissolved in developing solution.
- any groups that can serve such a role may be used; the groups include what are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,212,043 (May 18, 1993), WO 97/33198 (Sep. 12, 1997), WO 96/37526 (Nov.
- repeating unit of Formula 5 include;
- Polymer of the present invention can be prepared by additional polymerization of the comonomers.
- the polymers of the present invention are prepared by the process comprising:
- the above polymerization may be performed by bulk or solution polymerization.
- the step (a) is preferably carried out in conventional organic solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone, dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, dioxane, benzene, toluene, xylene, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate and mixtures thereof.
- organic solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone, dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, dioxane, benzene, toluene, xylene, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate and mixtures thereof.
- the polymerization initiators of the step (b) can be any conventional one, for example, 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile(AIBN), benzoylperoxide, acetylperoxide, laurylperoxide, tert-butylhydroperoxide, tert-butylperoxide or di-tert-butylperoxide.
- AIBN 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile
- polymerization of the step (b) is carried out under an inert gas.
- the polymers are subject to crystallization and/or purification by using petroleum ether, hexane, alcohols (methanol, ethanol, isopropanol and the like), water and mixtures thereof.
- Photoresist composition comprise; i) a photoresist polymer described above; (ii) a photoacid generator; and (iii) an organic solvent.
- photoacid generators which is able to generate acids by light, can be used in photoresist composition of present invention.
- Conventional photoacid generators are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,212,043 (May 18, 1993), WO 97/33198 (Sep. 12, 1997), WO 96/37526 (Nov. 28, 1996), EP 0 794 458 (Sep. 10, 1997), EP 0 789 278 (Aug. 13, 1997), U.S. Pat. No. 5,750,680 (May 12, 1998), U.S. Pat. No. 6,051,678 (Apr. 18, 2000), GB 2,345,286 A (Jul. 5, 2000) and U.S. Pat. No. 6,132,926 (Oct. 17, 2000).
- Preferred photoacid generators have relatively low absorbance in the wavelength of 157 nm and 193 nm. More preferred photoacid generator include sulfide or onium type compound. Specifically, photoacid generators are selected from the group consisting of phthalimidotrifluoromethane sulfonate, dinitrobenzyltosylate, n-decyl disulfone and naphthylimido trifluoromethane sulfonate.
- the photoacid generator can further comprise a compound selected from the group consisting of diphenyliodide hexafluorophosphate, diphenyliodide hexafluoroarsenate, diphenyliodide hexafluoroantimonate, diphenyl-p-methoxyphenylsulfonium triflate, diphenyl-p-toluenylsulfonium triflate, diphenyl-p-isobutylphenylsulfonium triflate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroarsenate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate, triphenylsulfonium triflate and dibutylnaphthylsulfonium triflate.
- the photoacid generator is used in an amount ranging from about 0.05 to about 10 wt % of the photoresist polymer employed.
- Organic solvent can be any of known solvent disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,212,043 (May 18, 1993), WO 97/33198 (Sep. 12, 1997), WO 96/37526 (Nov. 28, 1996), EP 0 794 458 (Sep. 10, 1997), EP 0 789 278 (Aug. 13, 1997), U.S. Pat. No. 5,750,680 (May 12, 1998), U.S. Pat. No. 6,051,678 (Apr. 18, 2000), GB 2,345,286 A (Jul. 5, 2000) and U.S. Pat. No. 6,132,926 (Oct. 17, 2000)
- Preferable organic solvents include methyl 3-methoxy propionate, ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate, propyleneglycol methyl ether acetate, cyclohexanone, 2-heptanone, ethyl lactate, diethyleneglycol diethyl ether or mixture thereof.
- the amount of organic solvent ranges from about 500 to about 2000 wt % of the photoresist polymer to coat the photoresist in a wanted thickness. It has been found that when the amount of organic solvent is about 1000 wt % of the photoresist polymer, a photoresist layer having about 0.25 ⁇ m of thickness can be obtained.
- the photoresist compositions containing repeating units have low absorbency and excellent etching resistance at 157 nm wavelength.
- the absorbency of the photoresist compositions when coated with 2500 ⁇ thickness is 0.25 at 157 nm wavelength, which is about one-half of the absorbency of the general photoresist (see FIG. 1 ).
- the former photoresist can been pattered at 157 nm wavelength, when coated with below a range of 600-700 ⁇ thickness. But the photoresist compositions of the present invention can be patterned when coated with over 1200 ⁇ thickness.
- the photoresist compositions are obtained the photoresist pattern having excellent etching resistance and profile.
- a process for forming a photoresist pattern comprises:
- the process for forming the photoresist pattern can further include a soft baking step which is performed before the step (b) and/or a post baking step which is performed after the step (b).
- the soft and post baking steps are performed at the temperature ranging from about 70 to about 200° C.
- Exemplary light source which are useful for forming the photoresist pattern include KrF, ArF, E-beam, VUV, EUV, X-ray or ion beam.
- the photoresist composition thus prepared was spin-coated on silicon wafer to form a photoresist film, and soft-baked in an oven or hot plate of about 130° C. for about 90 seconds. After baking, the photoresist was exposed to light using a KrF laser exposer, and then post-baked at about 130° C. for about 90 seconds. When the post-baking was completed, it was developed in 2.38 wt % aqueous TMAH solution for about 40 seconds, to obtain 0.13 ⁇ m L/S pattern (see FIG. 2 ).
- the photoresist composition thus prepared was spin-coated on silicon wafer to form a photoresist film, and soft-baked in an oven or hot plate of about 130° C. for about 90 seconds. After baking, the photoresist was exposed to light using a KrF laser exposer, and then post-baked at about 130° C. for about 90 seconds. When the post-baking was completed, it was developed in 2.38 wt % aqueous TMAH solution for about 40 seconds, to obtain 0.12 ⁇ m L/S pattern (see FIG. 3 ).
- the photoresist composition thus prepared was spin-coated on silicon wafer to form a photoresist film, and soft-baked in an oven or hot plate of about 130° C. for about 90 seconds. After baking, the photoresist was exposed to light using a KrF laser exposer, and then post-baked at about 130° C. for about 90 seconds. When the post-baking was completed, it was developed in 2.38 wt % aqueous TMAH solution for about 40 seconds, to obtain 0.13 ⁇ m L/S pattern (see FIG. 4 ).
- the photoresist composition thus prepared was spin-coated on silicon wafer to form a photoresist film, and soft-baked in an oven or hot plate of about 130° C. for about 90 seconds. After baking, the photoresist was exposed to light using a KrF laser exposer, and then post-baked at about 130° C. for about 90 seconds. When the post-baking was completed, it was developed in 2.38 wt % aqueous TMAH solution for about 40 seconds, to obtain 0.13 ⁇ m L/S pattern (see FIG. 5 ).
- the photoresist pattern using the photoresist compositions of the present invention can be formed with excellent durability, etching resistance, reproducibility and resolution.
- the photoresist compositions can be used to form an ultrafine pattern of DRAM over 4 G and 16 G as well as DRAM below 1 G.
- the photoresist polymer comprising fluorine has high light transmittance at a low wavelength, and thus is suitable for VUV.
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